Sutra 2
Devanagari script
हिरण्यधान्यापचयो व्ययः ॥ कZ_०९.४.०२ ॥
Transliteration
hiraṇya-dhānya-apacayo vyayaḥ.
Translation
ਸੋਨੇ ਅਤੇ ਅਨਾਜ ਦੀ ਘਟਤ ਨੂੰ ‘ਵ੍ਯਯ’ (ਖਰਚ) ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
हिरण्यधान्यापचयःdepletion/shortfall of gold/cash and grain (treasury and granary stocks)
हिरण्यधान्यापचयः:
TypeNoun
Rootअपचय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः—(हिरण्य-धान्ययोः) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + अपचय (नपुंसक/पुं प्रयोगानुसार; अत्र पुं प्रथमा एकवचनरूपेण)
व्ययःexpenditure; outlay
व्ययः:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन
Entities Mentioned
G
gold/treasury (hiraṇya)G
grain stores (dhānya)FAQs
He treats both money and staples as core state resources: currency for payments and grain for sustaining troops and population during campaigns or shocks.